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BAL vs NAN Dream11 Team Prediction of APL : Preview | 1st Semi-Final

By Pranob Thachanthara

BAL vs NAN Dream11 Team Prediction of Afghanistan Premier League: Preview

Hello and Welcome to our preview for Nangarhar Leopards vs Balkh Legends match. We are covering BAL vs NAN Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.

Balkh Legends ended on top of the points table with six wins and two losses. In yesterday’s match, Mirwais Ashraf took a three-wicket haul and was well supported by other bowlers to restrict Kandahar Knights at 141. Chasing the target Universal Boss Chris Gayle came all guns blazing with his 22 balls 73 runs and thus chased the target easily. They will hope for a similar unison effort from all players in crucial semi-final match.

Nangarhar Leopards are not having a good run in the tournament and have just won three matches whereas lost in five matches but luckily have qualified to the semi-finals. In the last match, however they defeated Balkh Legends by six wickets. Bowling first, They restricted them to 133. Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Niazai and Zahir Khan took two wickets each. Andre Fletcher was the star with the bat scoring 48 runs in 22 balls and was well supported by H Shahidi and Shafiqullah Shafiq to successfully chase the target. They will hope to put a similar performance against the same opponent and qualify for finals.

A good match can be expected between table-toppers Balkh Legends and confident Nangarhar Leopards.

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When and Where:

BAL VS NAN, 1st Semi Final Match, Afghanistan Premier League 2018.
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
October 19, 09:30 PM IST.

Venue Stats:

Average first innings score: 149
Average second innings score: 131

Squads:

BAL:
Chris Gayle, Ravi Bopara, Ryan ten Doeschate, Malcolm Waller, Ben Laughlin, Mohammad Nabi (c), Mirwais Ashraf, Aftab Alam, Gulbadin Naib, Colin Munro, Dilshan Munaweera, Usman Ghani, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Qais Ahmad, Tariq Stanikzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farhan Zakhil, Samiullah, Asadullah Matani

NAN:
Andre Fletcher, Shafiqullah Shafiq (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Andre Russell, Johnson Charles, Ben Cutting (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Anton Devcich, Najeeb Tarakai, Zahir Khan, Imran Janat , Khaiber Omar, Sandeep Lamichhane, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Fazal Haque, Nasratullah.

Team News:

Balkh Legends:

Samiullah will be replaced by Gulbadin Naib. Chris Gayle, Colin Munro, Ryan Ten Doeschate and Darwish Rasooli will be the main batsman. R Bopara, M Nabi and G Naib will play the role of the all-rounder for the team.

M Nabi will lead the spin attack along with Qais Ahmed. Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam and M Ashraf will be the key pacers for the team. Ravi Bopara will also bowl few overs of pace.

Nangarhar Leopards:

As a fourth overseas player, either batsman Johnson Charles or spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will play. If the former plays then Fazal Niazai will play in bowling department whereas if Sandeep plays then Najeeb Tarakai can get a chance to play for the team.

Anton Devcich, Andre Fletcher, Rahmat Shah, H Shahidi and Shafiqullah Shafiq will be the key batsmen. Ben Cutting will play the role of a finisher for the team.

Ben Cutting will lead the pace department along Naveen Ul Haq while Mujeeb and Zahir Khan will be the key spinners for the team. Rahmat Shah will also bowl few overs of spin.

Probable Playing XI:

BAL:
Chris Gayle, Colin Munro, D Rasooli, Ryan ten Doeschate, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi (c), Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Mirwais Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Aftab Alam.

NAN:
Anton Devcich, Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles/Najeeb Tarakai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Shafiqullah Shafiq (wk), Ben Cutting (c), Fazal Niazai/McClenaghan/Sandeep Lamichhane, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Zahir Khan.